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2. Eugène Bourdon - Wikipedia

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   While searching for a mechanism to measure gas pressure, without the use of a mercury manometer, he imagined using the bending of a circular tube made of a metal with good elastic properties. From this he developed the Bourdon tube pressure gauge, patented in Paris on 18 June 1849, and he granted a licence to the workshops of Felix Richard ...

3. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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   An empty fire extinguisher which was not replaced for years. Most countries in the world require regular fire extinguisher maintenance by a competent person to operate safely and effectively, as part of fire safety legislation. Lack of maintenance can lead to an extinguisher not discharging when required, or rupturing when pressurized.

4. Budenberg Gauge Company - Wikipedia

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   1950s Budenberg pressure gauge showing pounds per square inch. The Budenberg Gauge Company was founded in 1918. The original parent company was Schäffer & Budenberg founded in 1850 by Bernhard Schäffer and Christian Friedrich Budenberg in Prussia. The Budenberg Gauge Company is now based in Irlam, Salford.

5. Pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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   Example of the widely used Bourdon pressure gauge Checking tire pressure with a spring and piston tire-pressure gauge. Pressure measurement is the measurement of an applied force by a fluid (liquid or gas) on a surface. Pressure is typically measured in units of force per unit of surface area.

6. Fire hose - Wikipedia

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   The usual working pressure of a firehose can vary between 8 and 20 bar (800 and 2,000 kPa; 116 and 290 psi) while per the NFPA 1961 Fire Hose Standard, its bursting pressure is in excess of 110 bar. (11,000kPa; 1600psi) [2] Hose is one of the basic, essential pieces of fire-fighting equipment. It is necessary to convey water either from an open ...

7. Category:Pressure gauges - Wikipedia

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   Tire-pressure gauge; V. Vacuum gauge This page was last edited on 13 July 2023, at 18:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...